Lawmakers, Advocates, and Residents Urge Improvements to Manufactured Housing
Lawmakers, advocates, and residents urged improvements to the quality and affordability of manufactured housing communities (MHCs). MHAction, a national organization and movement of manufactured home…
HUD Multifamily Office: Assisted Households are Eligible for Emergency Broadband Benefit
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing announced in an email newsletter on May 18 that Multifamily-assisted households are eligible to enroll in the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB), a Federal…
HUD PIH Issues Updated Tenant Participation Fund Guidance
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2021-16, updating guidance on the use of the $25 per occupied unit Tenant Participation Fund. This notice supersedes Notice PIH 2013-…
HUD Announces Section 3 Self-Paced Training Modules
HUD has posted a self-paced “Understanding Section 3” training curriculum on the HUD Exchange. The curriculum is intended to provide “participants” (meaning public housing agencies, local and state…
HUD AFFH Interim Final Rule Clears Review
HUD’s interim final rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) has cleared review by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).…
Funders for Housing and Opportunity Seeks Input on Needs of BIPOC Leaders
As part of philanthropy’s commitment to advancing racial justice and supporting BIPOC leadership in the housing field, Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO) has put together a brief survey to…
NLIHC Joins Amicus Brief Urging Court to Uphold Right of First Refusal to Purchase a LIHTC Property
NLIHC joined the National Housing Law Project, Florida Housing Coalition, National Housing Trust, and others in an amicus brief urging the Third District Court of Appeal for the State of Florida to…
ICYMI: The Opportunity Starts at Home Campaign Hosted a Webinar on Multi-Sector Housing Advocacy
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign on May 18 hosted the first of a three-part webinar series, entitled “Building Multi-Sector Partnerships to Advance Housing Policy…
Economic Fallout from Pandemic Increased Disparities
The Federal Reserve Board released “Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2020,” which summarizes findings from the annual Survey of Household Economics and Decision-making (SHED). This survey of…
Those Laid Off in 2020 Were Already Less Likely to be Financially Stable before Pandemic
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, “Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2020.”
Nebraska Tenants Gain Rights under New Housing Justice Package
Affordable housing advocates and renters in Nebraska recently secured a statewide tenant-rights package with the passage of LB320. The legislation combines seven of the fifteen bills introduced in…